"Don't retreat, keep advancing!" the Navy Vice Admiral roared. "With the Admiral here, these guys can't cause any trouble!"
"Ooh!"
The Marines, having received their orders, charged toward Meiser and the others with shouts.
Clearly, with their morale high, they weren't afraid of Meiser and his companions.
"Dammit, we don't have time to waste with you here!" Luffy said.
Glancing at the two executioners raising their long swords, Luffy was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
If they didn't hurry over quickly, his brother would die!
At that moment, the Navy Vice Admiral rushed in front of Luffy and struck at him, shouting, "Die, Straw Hat Boy!"
"Armament Finger Gun!"
"Whoosh"
The Finger Gun wrapped in Haki mercilessly aimed for Luffy's head!
If this strike landed, he was confident he could shatter the other's skull.
As if sensing the threat of death, Luffy's pupils contracted to their limits.
The next moment...
"Clang!"
"Wha...?!"
Seeing Bartholomew Kuma blocking his attack, cold sweat instantly broke out on the Navy Vice Admiral's forehead.
"Bartholomew Kuma..."
Damn, with this guy stepping in to protect the Straw Hat Boy, he really might not have a chance to kill his target!
"Kuma?!"
Luffy stared blankly at Bartholomew Kuma's back for a moment, then said, "Thanks!"
But Bartholomew Kuma gave no response, merely raising his hand to point into the distance, indicating that Luffy should go do what he needed to do.
Luffy nodded, then quickly rushed off into the distance.
"Straw Hat Boy, don't even think about..."
Before the Navy Vice Admiral could finish his sentence, he realized Bartholomew Kuma was attacking him.
"Whoosh~"
"Boom!!"
A terrifying Laser shot from Kuma's mouth, mercilessly aimed at the Navy Vice Admiral, forcing him to use Shave to evade the attack. However, this cost him his chance to attack Luffy.
"Damn."
Glancing at Luffy's retreating figure, the Navy Vice Admiral coldly stared at Bartholomew Kuma and said, "In that case, I'll take you down first!"
Although Bartholomew Kuma, as one of the Royal Seven Warlords of the Sea, was supposed to be on their side, he had been controlled by the Blood-Eyed Ninja!
To prevent this guy from attacking other comrades, he had to keep him pinned here!
Bartholomew Kuma showed no reaction to this, simply continuing his attacks relentlessly.
"Whoosh~"
"Boom!!"
"Whoosh~"
"Boom!!"
One Laser after another shot mercilessly toward the Navy Vice Admiral ahead!
"Let's try the Wind Release Technique," Meiser murmured as he reached mid-air.
Then, Meiser quickly activated his Ninjutsu attack.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
"Whoosh~"
Several invisible Wind Release slashes shot from Meiser's mouth, heading straight for the distant execution platform!
"Hm?"
As if sensing something, Akainu below lifted his eyelids and glanced at Meiser hovering mid-air.
"An invisible attack?"
Though he didn't know what the opponent was using, he absolutely couldn't allow him to hit the execution platform!
Thinking this, Akainu prepared to turn and intercept Meiser's attack.
However, when he detected Borsalino's movement, he halted his turn and continued focusing on activating his own ability.
Just at that moment, a flash of light appeared in mid-air.
"Clang!"
Having taken human form, Borsalino kicked toward those invisible wind blades.
The next moment...
"Boom!!"
A terrifying laser explosion erupted in mid-air, completely intercepting all those powerful wind blades!
This scene utterly stunned the Marines below.
"Hey, what is Admiral Kizaru intercepting?!" one Marine exclaimed in shock.
Why couldn't he see anything?
"It's some kind of invisible attack," Vice Admiral Momonga said, staring at Meiser in the air. "It must be a Ninjutsu used by that Blood-Eyed Ninja."
This was his first time seeing the opponent use such an invisible attack.
"The Blood-Eyed Ninja's Ninjutsu?" A nearby Marine was momentarily stunned, then said with a grim expression, "If he used this Ninjutsu to attack us..."
Given their strength, they'd probably be waiting for death.
But with the Admirals present, even if this guy wanted to cause large-scale casualties, he probably couldn't manage it.
Thinking this, the Marine calmed down.
"So scary~" Borsalino in mid-air stared at Meiser and said. "You almost succeeded."
"Tch, light is really annoying," Meiser spat out.
With this guy's speed, it would be difficult for him to break through head-on.
In that case...
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Poof!"
Several clones appeared around Meiser, then quickly scattered in all directions, clearly planning to break through using this method.
"Let's see how you block this?!" Meiser sneered.
"More clones," Borsalino said. "It seems I won't be able to stop you without showing some real skill."
If he let the opponent kill someone on the execution platform right in front of him, where would he put his face?!
Thinking this, Borsalino quickly activated his Devil Fruit ability.
The next moment, his body began to emit dazzling light, then several spheres of light shot out!
After leaving Borsalino's body, these light spheres quickly took human form, eventually transforming into copies of Borsalino!
"What?!"
Seeing this, Jimbei was instantly stunned.
Why did this Kizaru also have clone ability?
Wasn't this a skill unique to ninjas?!
"Can the Glint-Glint Fruit's ability do this kind of thing?!" Ivankov said with a furrowed brow.
This was something he truly hadn't expected.
"Fufufufufu~"
"As expected of a Marine Admiral!" Doflamingo laughed heartily.
To have developed the Devil Fruit to this extent... this guy must have already achieved Awakening!
Watching the light clones chase after his own clones, Meiser frowned and said, "I didn't expect you to have clone ability too."
Can the Glint-Glint Fruit really do this?
This was truly surprising to him.
"As a Marine Admiral, it's only natural that I can do such things," Borsalino said with a laugh.
Meiser fell silent upon hearing this, then launched an attack without hesitation.
Seeing this, Borsalino stopped wasting words and also initiated his assault!
Thus, due to the clones created by both combatants, the entire battlefield was filled with various explosions.
"BOOM!!"
"BOOM!!"
"BOOM!!"
The Marines witnessing this scene didn't dare approach the two fighters' combat range, fearing they might be killed by the residual shockwaves.
"It seems we can hold them off."
Sengoku, watching this scene, secretly breathed a sigh of relief before glancing at the situation outside the Encirclement Wall.
"Water Dragon?"
Noticing the massive Water Dragon carrying the Moby Dick forward, Sengoku immediately frowned.
'Just as I suspected, this kid's Water Release Technique can actually lift ships!' Sengoku thought to himself.
This meant they would soon break through to the plaza.
Although their numbers weren't as large as expected, once they established a foothold, the remaining pirates could use Oars' body to enter the Marine Headquarters plaza!
In that case...
Having reached this conclusion, Sengoku turned and commanded: "Execute Ace now!"
They needed to eliminate Fire Fist Ace, their primary target, before Whitebeard arrived!
This would accomplish half of their strategic objective.
"Yes!"
The executioners receiving the order immediately thrust their weapons forward without hesitation.
"Ace!"
Witnessing this, Luffy's pupils contracted to pinpricks.
Damn it, at this distance he couldn't possibly reach them in time!
Marco's pupils similarly contracted when he saw what was happening.
'Damn it, at my current speed, there's no way I can save Ace!' Marco thought in horror.
Was Ace really going to die here?
'Ace!'
Whitebeard, who also noticed the situation, instinctively tried to activate his Conqueror's Haki to knock out the two executioners.
But just as he was about to release this power, he felt a violent spasm in his heart, forcing him to withdraw his Haki.
Clearly, due to his heart condition, he couldn't always use his Conqueror's Haki with 100% reliability.
This momentary delay cost Whitebeard his chance to save Ace with his Haki!
'Damn it, is there really no way?'
At that moment, two attacks flew up from below, swiftly heading toward the two executioners!
"THUD!"
Two Sand Blades mercilessly pierced through the executioners' bodies.
Blood gushed forth as the two executioners died on the spot.
"Wha...?!"
Seeing the executed executioners, Sengoku's face darkened.
He hadn't expected the enemy to still manage to kill the executioners under these circumstances.
"To still save someone in this situation, truly... scary~" Borsalino remarked.
After speaking, Borsalino glanced at Garp who had sighed in relief, then casually shifted his gaze away.
Then, Borsalino turned his attention to Meiser.
'Was that pale golden giant bow he just summoned also Ninjutsu?!' Borsalino wondered to himself.
His intuition told him that thing was somewhat dangerous!
He just didn't know if that thing had any special abilities.
Glancing at Meiser who was silently staring into the distance, Borsalino fell into deep thought.
"Hey, Crocodile!!!"
A Marine rear admiral glared angrily at Crocodile and said: "Why are you stopping the execution?"
"Didn't you have a grudge against Whitebeard!"
"I'll naturally deal with that old man who's about to die myself," Crocodile said coldly. "But before that, I don't want to see your smug faces!"
"Such a reason..."
Hearing Crocodile's words, the Marines' expressions turned grim.